Marlins catcher John Baker had a chance to hang out with Brad Pitt tonight. Instead he sat in the dugout at Sun Life Stadium during Florida’s game with the Braves.

Baker and his wife Meghan were invited to the premiere of the movie Moneyball at Oakland’s Paramount Theater. Baker is one of the Oakland A’s players featured in Michael Lewis 2003 book.

Lewis got to know Baker during his research for the book and the two have stayed in touch. Lewis and his wife, former MTV reporter Tabita Soren, extended inviations to the premiere to Baker and his wife.

Baker, of course, had other duties with the Marlins.

“In the book, I’m only on the list of hitters they want to draft,” he said.

Baker didn’t sound too disappointed in missing the premiere.

“I know they really changed the story around too bc my agent also represented Scott Hatteberg who’s a big part of the book,” he said.

“And they turned it into a love story and story about a dad and his daughter more than it is baseball. It’s Hollywood.”